# Amusement parks and Roller Coasters **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 16, 2014, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-parks-and-roller-coasters/688581 "2014-05-16T13:30:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-parks-and-roller-coasters/688581/41 "2014-05-18T18:18:22Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > For a cute cartoon featuring a roller coaster, go to YouTube and look up Roller Coaster Rabbit. Roger Rabbit baby-sits Baby Herman at the amusement park and they take an unscheduled roller coaster ride, among other adventures. Wheee! I hope the mom paid him well for that. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-parks-and-roller-coasters/688581/42 "2014-05-19T15:26:12Z")
Cedar Point. My favorite is still the Magnum XL2000. I went up there a couple years ago, rode the Magnum again, got off and said to my sister: That is still one of the most excellent roller coasters I’ve ever ridden. Damn fine ride! I worked at CP somewhere around 1989. I was a Games Hostess (carnival barker ;)). Best part about that job was when they’d have employee night. After closing, all the rides stayed open and we all got to be guests at CP for a change (except the ride operators and it must have sucked to be them). CP has its own water park and there was a wave pool on the land side of the Causeway in Sandusky. I’m not a big fan of water parks (festering pools of bacteria), so no comments there. But I do live 3.5 hours from Orlando and all that is Disney, and I will still happily drive 1000 miles north to Cedar Point because it’s _that much better_, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-parks-and-roller-coasters/688581/43 "2014-05-20T05:44:13Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > Cedar Point. My favorite is still the Magnum XL2000. I went up there a couple years ago, rode the Magnum again, got off and said to my sister: That is still one of the most excellent roller coasters I’ve ever ridden. Damn fine ride! > > I worked at CP somewhere around 1989. I was a Games Hostess (carnival barker ;)). Best part about that job was when they’d have employee night. After closing, all the rides stayed open and we all got to be guests at CP for a change (except the ride operators and it must have sucked to be them). > > CP has its own water park and there was a wave pool on the land side of the Causeway in Sandusky. I’m not a big fan of water parks (festering pools of bacteria), so no comments there. > > But I do live 3.5 hours from Orlando and all that is Disney, and I will still happily drive 1000 miles north to Cedar Point because it’s _that much better_, IMO. Cedar Point is an amusement park chain now that includes Kansas City Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun. I guess you can get a pass good at the other Cedar point affiliates. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-parks-and-roller-coasters/688581/44 "2014-05-20T14:20:58Z")
Kennywood’s Jack Rabbit-ah, good times!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-parks-and-roller-coasters/688581.md?page=2)